I Calculated THE BEST Pokemon Card Set To Open...

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There has been a lot of negativity shone on Pokemon Cards over the past few years when it comes to money. The idea behind selling Pokemon Cards became a very tough subject during the pandemic due to many Pokemon Card Scalpers buying out inventory at big box retailers, and selling Pokemon Cards on the secondary market.
Over the past year, this stigma has changed. Many individuals who entered the Pokemon Card hobby to make a quick buck have exited with falling Pokemon Card Prices and turned their attention to other card games like One Piece or Sports Cards. As the healing process continues, talking about value associated with Pokemon Cards still ruffles a few feathers, but I feel it is important to discuss in order to make the best decisions when spending your budget for your Pokemon Card Collection.
In today's video, we calculate the best Pokemon Card Set to open in the Scarlet & Violet era. Utilizing Pokemon Card Pull Rates and Pokemon Card Prices, we are able to determine the average value associated with each Pokemon Booster Pack for every set released so far in the Scarlet & Violet Block. Which Pokemon Card Set do you think is the best to open? Let's talk about it!
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[@jaredp6536]

The dude has his own store and doesn't advertise in videos he discusses and analyzes trends of the products he sells. He might be the most selfless person on the internet. I would totally buy from him and trust his prices if I knew where to buy. Thanks for being such a a great dude Danny

[@jaredmiclea9202]

Amen!

[@johnmyers1099]

I heard he's even nicer in person. KZbin Jesus???😮

[@Cubonesandwich]

That’s why I’m a Phanny

[@jaydot6360]

What a meat rider!!!

[@court2325]

It’s “The card colosseum” if you really want to buy from his store.

[@subhankarroy1136]

SV 151 🏆

[@Ianmca1123]

151 has to take the win for me

[@thepokecorner]

Very interesting analysis, thanks Danny! Would definitely be interested in seeing how the more mature SWSH sets breakdown

[@Trizzymon14]

Always Good info. I may need to jump on the colosseum to look for a little vintage

[@mikeleonard8521]

I found this information very useful and interesting! thank you for going through the effort to pull this together!

[@arieskyz]

Great content Danny. Love this data comparison to give us an idea of what makes the most sense to open. Of course, people will also consider their own preferences for chase cards, but this list is very helpful to make the best decisions.

[@samersalama6275]

I love this video. Honestly no one on KZbin is this precise or this accurate when it comes to data on product, sales price or fun costs value.

[@ShinoBakura]

Really liked this video and hope you make more of this kind where you analyse the data for booster sets.

[@alexanderaugustithis-vr8bz]

Great video. Great info. A bit depressing to see how much the values have dropped. It would be very interesting to see this done again in 6 months when Paldean Fates and Paradox Rift sets are a bit older. I think 151 might hold, but I reckon the other two will fall. I’d also love to see the SwSh data.

[@jonathanvalero648]

Obsidian flames got me into collecting Pokemon again

[@trusion9127]

Same here, I love that charizard, I feel like people now are overlooking it.

[@JessicaPoonWoo]

Would be great to see similar comparison for sword and shield sets! This is justification to do what I want and open more 151!

[@BenIsBetterThanQuinn]

agreed! great analysis Danny!

[@Stand.Your.Ground.]

I have access to a lot of 151 sealed rn… I personally have taken a break from Pokemon modern. However I’m falling back in with temporal forces haha

[@nevercold808]

Hi Danny!!! This vid was great! If you're willing to do one for S&S, that would be lit, too. Especially with packs for sets like ES, CR, and FS steadily rising now, it'd be interesting to see what the numbers look like. I, too, loved ripping Paldea Evolved until recently I opened 24 sleeved boosters. 13 on one day and 11 a week later. I only got 2 pulls... an Arctibax IR from the 13 and a Pikachu ex from the 11, haha. REKT

[@Shogo2020]

Working on a few master sets currently. Your videos have been extremely helpful.

[@vivianvanhek9562]

Appreciate all the honest information you give to us! Thanks!

[@mybcro9291]

Thank you for this! Would love to see an intro video to deck building in 2024 and maybe even some tips on what to generally look out for in a deck? Thank you for all you do!

[@chaitanyaadiga260]

Appreciate you showing all this data, definitely surprised that paldean fates is still so high but maybe it needs more time for prices to continue to settle

[@Smokin_Reds]

Very informative video! I'm a huge pack opener, so the "fun cost" is something that's very important to realize. To be able to spend as much as I do in this hobby, I sell on eBay/TCGPlayer and play at my local card shop. Adding those things to this hobby, for me, makes it so much more fun. I would encourage more people to play the game. At first I was unsure about it, but now after about a month of playing its totally changed what this hobby means to me and in a good way.

[@pokechef7006]

Hey bro, when are you loading singles for pre-order for tempural forces singles?

[@kylemanning193]

Best set is 151 But not the best pull rates haha

[@DannyPhantump]

lol very true. It can be quite unforgiving!

[@tylerbisson5100]

@@DannyPhantump Honestly... kind of what makes it the best set. Cards being tough to pull in 1st edition base is what made it so amazing today.

[@XtraLargerock15]

I'd be curious to see how Crown Zenith stacks up. My LCS has $7 packs of 151 so still about a 50% expected loss but I may have to grab a booster bundle or 2 next time they're on sale

[@kingdavidkang]

So open 151 and nothing else😂

[@boukekuiper7763]

Nice stats. Nice shop online man, what are the shipping costs to Holland?

[@dsword0]

Thanks so much for an awesome video! Would love to see a breakdown of the Sword and Shield sets like you offered. Also, do you have any info or insight you can offer for those of us who like collecting master sets but want to know the right time when to transition from buying packs to picking up singles to complete the collection? I’m sure there’s an analytical way to find the sweet spot but wanted to ask a reputable source. Thanks!

[@corinas4337]

Thanks for sharing this info.Much appreciated ❤

[@enthused7591]

Loading up on Crown Zenith while it's still cheap. It won't stay under MSRP for more than another year. Best set since Evolving Skies to me.

[@nathanward1099]

I was thinking the same thing. Since crown zenith doesn't have booster boxes displays are you focusing on the ETB's then??

[@wozzielfc401]

There's a ton of it around . Will never be an evolving skies , guarantee that and no Booster boxes too . If anything a pokemon Co Etb that'd about it

[@Mejoree113]

Great video, would have loved for you to include the 'fun cost' for each set like you normally do, as like you mentioned, value of the pulls is only half the story depending on how expensive the boosters are.

[@michaelsibson7055]

Love your videos any chance you can move that blastoise box over its hanging off the edge of your shelf and I cant stop looking at it 😅.

[@RFseeker]

Great analysis Danny. Glad you looked at the set vs set level. Thank you.

[@Shiveringseas]

Great information Danny. Would be interesting to see some data on the sword and shield era packs that are still available at a decent price today like crown zenith.

[@thebattleofpelennorfieldsp6081]

Can you do a competitive best to open? Like which cards have best results records?

[@bloodsoup8377]

I stopped buying sealed product years ago, but Crown Zenith got me into opening packs again, then 151 and Paldean Fates made me realize I was wasting my money again. I’ve gambled hundreds of dollars on ETBs and box collections and booster bundles on these two sets and haven’t pulled a single “money” card, or a single good playable staple card. Back to singles for me…again.

[@jorts5869]

Awesome vid! Really validating for me since i have gotten back into the hobby and almost been blindly opening 151 and evolved purely because i just like them lmao x.x

[@poke_hoard422]

Great video dude! I've been telling all my people if your going to open a modern set it has to be paldea evolved aside from the 2 side sets clearly 151 wins lol

[@pearishplays]

Hi Phanny -- Love this type of video, it always discourages me from spending too much ripping, but I always grab some packs to open with the boys on the weekends so it's fun to know where I can get the most "value back" if I am not chasing something specific. Love the info and the work that went into this vid, keep it up!

[@kevinmottershaw5363]

Love all this as always Danny. To me the prices I don't worry about to much cos I am a collector. What does me here in uk are the people online who I deal with don't have the staff to update so a lot of the singles which have gone way down in price haven't been altered much at all here. I'm probably better off ordering maybe of somewhere like tcg & pay postage shipping. Like I think I want 9 or 11 cards for steam siege but they charging a lot still for the big cards. So to sum up shops here in uk say they haven't got enough staff to alter prices on single sales.🤔

[@oldmandirt420]

Love the info you give it helps out a lot.

[@Doctor_Rockso]

Hey Danny, one thought I had that would be interesting, is to give an example of the range of outcomes for these kind of videos. So for example, if you are expecting on average 1 SIR per box, you show the value with hitting the lowest priced SIR and then the highest priced SIR. I think what would make this interesting is it can help show when some sets have a pretty predictable range of outcomes, like lets say Scarlet & Violet Base set, where most things are closer in value, versus 151 where the difference between the charizard and Giovanni is massive. I just think it would be fascinating. Thanks so much for your work and information you put out!

[@NonedarkTCG]

I’m still watching at the end, Hi Phanny!!! Your consistency is remarkable

[@ashtheketchup]

I honestly really like the illustration rares and special illustration rares of the S&V era, the art works are beautiful. I would rather have more of them and no full art or gold cards in future sets.

[@MrSECRETasianMan007]

Thanks man! Appreciate your work!

[@vance7952]

Thank you for making this video I asked if you had one a little while back about this topic, over on drip when you did a giveaway. And now we got the answers!

[@Mejoree113]

Came back to this video after opening my first ever Booster Box (usually go for tins/bundles/ETBs or loose packs). 9 hits from Paldea Evolved and no SIR in sight. 4 EX, 2 Full Art trainers (Falkner and Saguaro), Mismagius and Grafaiai IR and a Golden Super Energy I wasn't looking for profit but at least hitting an SIR, or a 3rd IR. Man it's kinda put me off buying booster boxes honestly.

[@JosephTramm]

would definitely be interested to see how this compares to Sword and Shield sets

[@KalvinPatel]

Currently working on 151 binder!

[@IneptCardCollector]

Great info, as always! Thanks

[@swoopgg3720]

Would be awesome to see SWSH! Thank you Danny!

[@andrew5834]

wow i did not even realize you had your own store! one of the most selfless people out there!! keep up the awesome work danny :D

[@bricevulgamore3624]

I’ve watched your videos before but not many. Newer to collecting again. But this video got me want to subscribe. I was intrigued and interested the whole time. Keep it up! More videos like this would be interesting. Good work because I know this took some time to make. Sword and Shield next?

[@ChippingawayatOCD]

Excellent video, thanks Danny P. I’ve just ordered a big box of Paldea Evolved and I don’t even know what Pokémon is 😂 Subscribed 👍

[@joshuahcordova2861]

Thanks for the information!

[@smfinance9156]

I remember at prerelease I pulled 2 miraidon sir from S&V base. I sold them right away on ebay and got $170 each + shipping. I still have screenshots of the sales just to remember. I almost feel bad now 😂

[@chrisgraphs1015]

Cool video Danny. Always enjoy the cost breakdown videos.

[@ryansuleski7877]

Would love to see a video just like this with all the sword and shield sets, looking at how they are all holding up after scarlet and violet is in full swing. Also would be so cool to see with other eras like SM to see how each set has aged (and is doing now that the TCG has cooled a bunch with prices)

[@kennymorelandiii9406]

By far the most informative and helpful pokemon tcg channel on KZbin

[@Mason_636]

I want to start collecting English 151. The packs are around £6.80 The ultra premium is £109 . I read not to buy single packs as they can be weighed, is this true? I’m thinking the safest way is to buy sealed ultra boxes? Thanks

[@Freddilicious3]

Definitely love crown zenith, it’s the set that got me back into the Pokémon TCG, but I really like the Scarlett and violet era the more it comes out just bc of the amazing art on the cards which is not comparable to the older cards

[@ESP-Collectibles]

If this guy wrote a book the way he talks in his videos, the whole thing would be a run-on sentence

[@user-fq9sx1xz8u]

Really thought obsidian flames would have been a future cult priced set did not expect them to print charizard into the ground

[@dylantedford2630]

Thanks Danny! Thank you for the constant unbiased content!

[@MatiasLopez-cf1ym]

I really enjoyed opening 151 and paradox rift

[@D3enjoyer]

I want to open 151 but i cant find it in store, and im reluctant to purchase cards online

[@Jerm8]

Overall I think you will see paldean fates drop and it switch places with paldea evolved. Goes to show how much people love 151. It would be interesting to see this with some sword and shield sets now that they aren't releasing new products and prices for sealed are starting to rise on some of the sets.

[@travp]

Love this data! Please do a video on Sword & Shield! Thank you!

[@LarryRobert515]

Thanks for all the wonderful information, Danny!

[@ilive4coachingdaryl]

tbh not fair for Paldean fates to be there, confounds the data as its too new. Think 151 might bias the data as well but i enjoyed this comparison.

[@user-wv2lv5yr7g]

Some LGS still charge over price based on the market instead of selling it at msrp. I’m glad Pokémon isn’t pricey like one piece where it’s over price from scalpers and LGS

[@snorlore]

S&V is so much fun. About to rip into my second SV1 booster box, and I’m super excited... ...after finishing this video, I'm realizing that it's definitely time to stop breaking and start buying singles. No regrets. Still a fun set. 😆🤣

[@aTtilA20o0]

Will 151 have reprints in the future?

[@kedjfj798]

is that even a question ahaha the 2nd best set here could double up in pulls and wouldnt be better than 151

[@kennymorelandiii9406]

Imo it's paldea evolved and 151 even with the tougher pull rates. You can get 12-14 hits out of the other sets yet the hits be worth a $1 a pop. Only other set that seems to have held some value is Paradox Rift as well since it has quite a few playable cards. Worse base, 2nd obsidian. This is my prediction

[@pmistry8501]

danny, I love the analysis. It will be interesting to see how this fares down the road! thanks

[@Robdub2024]

I really need the shiny illustration charizard for obsidian flames if anyone has an extra. As for which set to rip packs from, I would recommend Paldea Evolved for quality art style, amazing illustration rares, and has more punch than the base set scarlet & violet in my opinion.

[@garzasfinest7314]

Loved this man especially on Sword and Shield would be amazing! Appreciate all you do if not thank you Danny!

[@Jawann21]

I’m a firm believer in collecting what you like. If value goes up? Great. If it doesn’t? Who cares. It’s a card or product you want.

[@user-fw1su9rp8x]

Much love Danny. Love watching your videos. Doing it for the hobby and not for yourself is how it feels. Thanks bruh

[@marijnnoorlander4613]

Nothing better than having 2 of your videos after a long busy week 😁

[@ArturoGarcia007]

Paldea Evolved has been my personal favorite but obviously 151 was super nostalgic and I have a soft spot for it as well

[@itsame4373]

Thank you so much for putting in all of the work Danny. We appreciate it!

[@dingross]

Great video! The data videos you make are always interesting

[@LudwigPig]

I got 1 s&v base booster box, 3 paldea evolved booster box, and 1 paradox rift booster box for 350. I think that’s pretty good.

[@coltongibbs1518]

I just got back into the hobby after like 15 years.. but this video makes me feel better about the fact I ordered a japanese box of 151 last week without knowing anything other than those are the pokemon I fell in love with as a kid 😂😂😂

[@christopherhopps1706]

151 is just an amazing set top to bottom. Even most of the reverse holos are selling for over $1 on average so hands down the king of SV era so far and IMO it will stay that way continuing its climb as time goes on!!! Love the content presented here. I'm a data junkie and use it to determine what I buy as I like the idea of increasing my odds of pulling value from my packs! Thanks again for being so honest and open to anyone of like mind

[@chasingthezard]

Obsidian Flames needed a few more IRs and SIRs and it would have been a top set.

[@Scywalker123]

Where can you find booster boxes for 90?

[@joshdarby96]

My favorite main set is paldea evolved and my favorite special set is paldean fates mostly bc Im a shiny hunter. I'ma ripper so these sets always will get you excited. But on the other hand 151 is in a island of it's own

[@AlltheAces101]

Personally i think paldea evolved has been my favorite normal set to open. 151 is obv cool af but its a special set

[@dmcinnis23]

The best investment information condensed into easy to understand nuggets! Thanks Danny!

[@pokechuck3625]

Surprised for paradox rift and happy for paldea evolved

[@kevinmottershaw5363]

Basically Danny 151 good marketing from pokemon. 😜 Its obvious that temporal forces there will be some big expensive chases Danny but then when the next set is released then the prices for a lot of the chase cards in that set will come down. Anyway Danny always great info thanks for your time for the input.👍

[@TRose18]

Love that this justifies me spending my collection dollars on more 151 :) btw Sam's club has a deal right now where you get 2 151 mini tins and a pokeball with 3 packs (2 lost origin and 1 silver tempest) for $28. So basically $4 a pack.

[@TheRealTommyLee]

Absolutely spanking content. Thank you for putting all that together so it's easy and digestible for us to know the EV for each set!

[@kevo11]

Good info, try this for sword and shield

[@JosephTramm]

thanks for the information

[@Asianwick4401]

anytime I can get a set that has gen 1 pokemon im always down! However I gotta say I love Paldean Fates.

[@richardthompson2481]

Thank you for the information. You are the man. If you want to do it for sword and shield , I would not say no

[@kickflipsk8r489]

I shop at your store for singles and products when i can. I check your store first before anything else

[@fernp628]

HI DANNY! 😂 Appreciate the data and research 👍👊🍻

[@MajorenSnor]

Oh please do the S&W sets next yes!

[@CollectorReddo]

Your dedication to the hobby is insane Danny! Love the analysis, the data, the numbers. Considering you have your own LGS and do this for people without advertising your own products really shows how much you love Pokémon / PTCG. Second to none when it comes to genuine info! Thanks again for all you do bro! ♥